School Lunch Program
On Data Collection, Or, Help Us Learn More About "Alternate Lunch"
Submitted by fake consultant on Fri, 07/13/2007 - 3:36am.In which your friendly fake consultant asks for your help in gathering information about a real problem in your schools.
On Facts And Figures, Or, Over 187 Billion Served
Submitted by fake consultant on Tue, 06/26/2007 - 8:50am.In which we gather the facts that describe the impact of the school lunch program.
this is the second diary in the school lunch series.
On Teaching Debt Collection To Kids, Or, Here's The Outrage Of The Week
Submitted by fake consultant on Tue, 06/19/2007 - 9:14am.In which we discuss an exciting new way to teach children to pay their bills
-frontpaged because it is so horribly, unbelievably, real (RP).
an excerpt (RP):
the Chula Vista (a suburb of San Diego, California) Elementary School District’s “alternate meals” plan, which works something like this:
If a parent owes the district more than $5 in meal money, the district will send a letter home, put a sticker on the child’s hand, and eventually, hire collection agencies.
If all that fails, the district will basically...repossess lunch.
How is that possible, you ask?
